The investigation into the origin of the Villafranca fire will take the Civil Guard “hours”, in a case under summary secrecy

The Civil Guard has indicated this Friday that the causes of the fire, which has caused ten deaths and two injuries in the Jardines de Villafranca residence, in the Zaragoza town of Villafranca de Ebro, have not yet been confirmed, where a team of Criminalistics to carry out an inspection that will take “hours”. This has been indicated by sources from the Armed Institute, who have indicated that summary secrecy is going to be decreed and that the Criminalistics team has a “long job ahead.”

This team specialized in investigating infrastructure damage and fires arrived at the Villafranca de Ebro residence, from Logroño, around 12:00 p.m. and still remains at the facilities carrying out the inspection, which will be added to the one it is carrying out. out the Judicial Police.

Previously, the president of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, has appealed for caution until the causes that caused the fire are “absolutely verified.” “We are going to wait for the reports from the Civil Guard and, when we know them in detail, the families, the residence and all the media will be aware,” he said.

For her part, the president of the Aragonese Association for Dependency (ARADE), Paquita Morata, has pointed out that the probable cause of the fire was that someone was smoking in the room where the fire originated, something that is not confirmed by Benemérita. .